Metallic vessel



D. 0. MOINTIRE,

METALLIC VESSEL Patented-Oct. 29, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DEWITT `C. MOINTIRE, OF SALAMANCA, NEW YGRK.

METALLIC VESSEL.

SPECIFICATION .forming part of Letters Patent No. 413,863, dated October29, 1889. Application filed March Sy 1889. Serial No. 302,483. (Nomodel.)

.To all whom t mayconcern: Y f Be it known that I, DEWITT C. MCINTIRE, acitizen of` the United States, residing at Salamanca, in the county ofCattaraugusand State of New York, vhave invented new and usefulImprovements in Metallic Vessels, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates Vto improvements in metallic vessels; and itconsists ina certain novelconstruction and combination of devices, fullydescribed hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings, andspecifically pointed out in the appended claims.

The object of this invention is to provide a stifening-rib, which may beattached to the upper edge of the body after the latter-s formed.

A further object is to provide means whereby the yupper portions of thehandles are connected to the said strengthening-rib, thereby obviatingthe` necessity of puncturing the sides of the body at several-poiuts.-

A further object` is to provide a bottomprotector, which is attached tothe lower edge of the body, and a bottom to it in the said protector andbe held securely thereby.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a vessel constructedin accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal j central sectional view of one end ofthe vessel. Flg. 4 1s a perspective view of one end of thebottom-protector.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A designates' the body ofthevessel,and. B designates the strengthening-rib arranged at the.

upper edge of the 4body and provided with a depending liange C, whichiits within the upper edge of the latter, and D D represent 1 ears whichare attached to the outer side of the rib and extend down on the outerside ofthe body. The flange C and the ears D are secured by rivets (andalso solder, if desired) to the sides of the body, and the swinginglhandles E E are connected to the ears. The strengthening-rib ispreferably made integral with the flange C, and may consist of a roll ofthe upper edge of the flange.

The bottom-protector lF consists of a band which is invertedandts withinthe lowerl edge of the body, and is provided with a peripheral bead G onits outer side to support the lower edge of the body, and the lower vedge of the said band is struck up or inwardly turned to form aperipheral groove H.

The bottom K of the vessel is provided with a downwardly and outwardlyHaring iiange lo, which fits in the groove l-I and is adapted to besoldered therein, and bottom-support- 6o ing'transverse bars L L areattachedlat their endsV to the lower edge of the band or formed integraltherewith and extend across the under side of the bottom.

" The protector is preferably soldered to the 6 5 lower edge of thebody; but it will be seen that the contents of the vessel do not come incontact with the solder at this point, and, if desired, the bars L L mayalso be soldered to the under side of the bottom. bottom is secured inplace, the groove H is -illed with solder, and the latteris held therebyin place around the flangeof the bottom.

'- The bottoms of vessels are usually doubleseamed to the body or sides;but the abovedescribed constructiou'obviates the necessity of this andenables the bottom to be readily, quickly, and effectively attached.

It will be seen that the body of the vessel is only manipulated when thestrengthening- 8o rib and bottom-protector are attached, thereby savingtime in the manufacture of the vessel. I have shown my invention appliedto an ordinary wash-boiler; but its application to other vessels willreadily suggest. itself to the skillful artisan.

The stiening is preferably made of wrought or rolled iron, eithertinned, galvanized, or coppered, so that it will not rust or corrode.

The st-iffening-rib is made of different sizes 9c and shapes to suitdifferent shapes and styles of vessels, as oval, oblong, square, round,85e. The bottom-protector is `made in the different styles tocorrespondwith the strengtheningrib and of the saine materials as the latter.

The transverse bars of the protector may be formed integral with theband.

Having thus described the invention, I claim- 1. In a metallic vessel,the combination, 10c

with the. body, of a vertical strengthening-i bandfitting Within thelower end of the same and having an annular bead to support the loweredge of the body, and transverse When the 7o braces to support thebottom, substantially as set forth.

2. In a metallic vessel, the combination, with the body, of a Verticalstrengtheningband tting within the lower end of the same and having anexterior annular bead to support the lower edge of said body, and aninwardly-turned or struck-up ange forming a groove to afford a seat forthe bottom on the side of the strengthening-band opposite to the beadwhich supports the body, substantially as set forth.

3. In a metallic Vessel, the combination, with the body, of a verticalstrengtheningband fitting' within the lower end of the same and havingan annular inturned or struck-up ange forming a groove to afford a seatfor the bottom, and transverse bottom-supporting bars or braces,substantially as set forth.

4. In a metallic vessel, the combination, with the body, of the bandfitting within the lower edge of the body and provided with a groove Hat its lower edge, the transverse. bars L L, connected to the lower edgeof the band, and the bottom bearing on the said bars and provided at itsedge with a flange 7c, fitting in the groove H, substantially asspecied.

5. In a metallic vessel, the combination, with the body, of a bottomattaching and reenforcing device comprising a band fitting in the lowerend of the body and having a bead to support the lower edge of the same,an annular flange forming a groove to receive the bottom, and transversebraces connecting the said annular lange, substantially as set forth.

6. A metallic vessel comprising the body, the annular re-enforcing bandsfitted in the upper and lower ends of the same, and the bottom having adownturned fiange seated in a groove formed by an upturned flange at thelower end of the bottom-re-enforcing band, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

DEWITT C. MCINTIRE.

Witnesses:

CHAs. HURNoR, E. F. HOY.

